by Miles Taylor | Jun 14, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Hey, it’s an Old Colony station that actually has something noteworthy about it! It’s just too bad that one noteworthy thing is also terrible…but we’ll get to that. Here’s Halifax! Coming into the station. It starts out pretty boring,...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 12, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
One of the strangest things about the GATRA is that it’s composed of many different “systems” that don’t really connect and have nothing to do with each other. Some of the most isolated of those systems are the rush hour-only commuter shuttles:...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 9, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Why on earth would I come to Hanson, you ask? Could it be to ride the rush-hour only GATRA shuttle from there to Pembroke, you ask? Why, yes, that was exactly why I came to Hanson! Before I can review that exciting GATRA shuttle, though, I have to...
by Miles Taylor | Jun 6, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
Most of RIPTA’s routes are of pretty normal length…but then there are the long ones that go miles and miles into the Rhode Island hinterlands. The least-used of those long routes (not including rush hour expresses) is the 14, which runs along the west...
by Miles Taylor | May 29, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
After seeing the insane Fridays-only 301, it’s time to take a look at Westerly’s “primary” bus “route”…although it’s still incredibly barebones. The 204 is a flex service, which is why “route” is in...
by Miles Taylor | May 27, 2017 | Miles on the MBTA
So…my Boston Landing review kinda blew up. Thanks to posts on Universal Hub and Reddit, the post has gotten almost 3500 views in a few days! First of all, I want to thank everyone for reading, and welcome those who might be new – I hope you stick around....